advice, he began exercising with the goal of eventually joining the army. He is best friends with Cabbage and the two work out together. He tends to remain very disciplined when in conflict most of the time, but when the situation requires for it, he will take drastic measures such as putting himself at risk. After leaving the reformatory he joins the army. Towards the end of manga he worked at Shōnan Special Reformatory where he tried to steer delinquent kid back to the norm with kind and compassion as opposed to Ishihara. He married Meg and eventually they had a pair of twins toward the end of manga. Aged seventeen and nicknamed from his favorite motto, he is the most intelligent of the seven boys. He was sent to the disciplinary school for fraud, usurpation and luggage theft, particularly in shopping centers. When he was young he and his mother were very poor. After learning that his mother sold her body to acquire food, he grew to distrust everyone. It was only after meeting Sakuragi and the others that he learned to value friendship again. While he has no fighting skills of his own, he is incredibly smart, capable of thinking of very complicated plans, which have helped the boys multiple times. He is apparently studying after leaving the reformatory. He grows his hair later on. He eventually worked in a law firm to protect the innocent while worked hard on passing his bar exam to become a licensed lawyer. Aged seventeen and nicknamed , he is the quietest of the boys. He was sent to the disciplinary school for illicit sexual relationships and inflicting life-threatening injuries upon a man who attempted to rape him. He is an orphan and has a younger sister named Meg. He is half-European, half-Japanese and his unusual pale skin and blue eyes gives him a somewhat innocent, vulnerable look. However, he is shown to be very strong when he tied up Dr. Sasaki. He can also be very menacing when he has any upper hand of some sort. He wants to sing so as to reach his sister. He grows out his blonde hair later on. Joe become a successful singer at the end of the manga and his unusual feature makes him very popular with female fans. Aged seventeen and nicknamed from the tattoo of an Ariocarpus retusus on his right shoulder,